GMAT考试写作例文224篇连载(一二七)
<p> 16. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Todays">Todays</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="courthouses">courthouses</span>, <span word="airports">airports</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p> <span word="Discuss">Discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="above">above</span>. <span word="Support">Support</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="observations">observations</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="design">design</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>. <span word="Functionality">Functionality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="dictate">dictate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="architects">architects</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populaces">populaces</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approves">approves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unwillingness">unwillingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assign">assign</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Denver">Denver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="outcry">outcry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>, <span word="expense">expense</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="functionality">functionality</span>. <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Denvers">Denvers</span> <span word="denizens">denizens</span>? <span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p>
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